You all need to look at the Weld Racing R/T series. These wheels are designed to fit late model brake applications. 3 piece construction with a forged center. These wheels just came out in Dec. of 2008. Polished or black machined centers. Nothing else like them!
15x4 fits no mods needed!

 

I didn't recall dragwheelz owners name; I did know he was in Chicago only for the fact that is where Billet Specialties is located (no relation whatsoever). It's rather odd and funny being you live there as well with only now 17 posts yet you know his name and company.

Something that should throw a red flag is the Billet Lite wheel is advertised as a street/strip wheel. I believe some advertised as an everyday street wheel...when you see failures like this, it should be very alarming...the above picture, could have resulted in a totaled vehicle as well.

If you're purchasing a manufactures drag design wheel albeit Weld, ours or Centerline, Holeshot, Mickey Thompson etc, one can expect risks using them for a purpose other than its intended design. …When a consumer is purchasing wheels which was told to be a perfectly safe street wheel misrepresenting SFI certifications regarding street usage …that is very bad. I do not consider these street safe wheels based on the pictures shown above. This damage is not new though as I know history on the shells they use which they purchase from an outside source. I expected this.

I will agree with you that there are many choices to pick, the end user determines what works best for him/her. Sometimes it’s based from reading. If poor representation is given, poor results based on false information may be the result. I strongly state, we are not better than everyone else’s design which I show on record if you review posts. We offer direct fit drag racing and road racing designed wheel which are among the lightest in the world. We also are very competitive regarding pricing…by far not the most expensive. An oversight in price-comparisons too is the fact our designs are custom built, not mass produced for the application and still less expensive than other choices.

I compare/contrast differences between other manufactures products as I should do. I educate and alert people of differences sometimes sifting through misnomers and misinformation from people like you regarding SFI for example state. There are many Google experts on message boards. Some of my credentials are listed not to boast, but so people can see my comments are not coming from an inexperienced writer with limited knowledge based on something they heard or something their friends heard or told them.

 

Liquid Solder is not a weld

 

I'm sooo glad you posted that.
There's more too as our Bogart wheels have about now ~30 years of history!! I'm counting on 4th gen F-bodies, ~27 welded wheels in 15 years. So you should find more!!!
That was not from an LS1 car, if it was, it was not built specifically for one. That is a welded drag wheel, not one of our bolted drag wheels which is more durable...especially if you're using it for something its not designed for.
The wheel is also a drag wheel, not listed as a street wheel.
I can build a 15" road race wheel that would be far more durable than a billet street/strip wheel we've got many styles and choices.


The main focus is THIS:

This does not address the fact that Billet is making a street wheel which have a few broken ones within the past few months which IS marketed as a street safe wheel!!

To the other posters who are looking for dragwheelz, this is apparantly the same person so you may want to discuss with him any concerns you may have. He lives in chicago and either knows dragwheelz (jason), or is jason.

Where's that ban stick.

 

IM SURE YOUR GLAD it just shows how your rears crack too.... I HAVE NO AFFILIATION WITH DRAGWHEELZ AS STATED BEFORE! im just educating the consumer. he has a right to know the durability of the product you sell right? getting a taste of your own medicine sucks doesnt it.... too bad it isnt grape flavor it might be easier to swallow...

 

I have the R/T wheels, and 17" Weld Alumastars, both very nice products..but then again I'm a little biased.

 

Are you simple? What medicine? Do you not understand that I myself mention that our wheels have failed, counting how many and the time frame?

You see, our picture is a drag wheel, just as Billet makes a drag wheel and weld makes a drag wheel. Use any one of them as a street wheel and they will have a higher tendency to break. I've hidden nothing. I'm not stating that you can take any drag wheel designed for drag racing and compare it to a street style wheel.

My point is taking a so called street wheel claiming it can handle the stress of a street wheel...yet it apparently breaks. Having people like you claim how much stronger it is and it doesn't fail and designed for street use...THIS is the reason why the picture was posted. Pointing out that the people that feel so secure regarding a street/strip design may not feel as secure seeing how they break.

You're an idiot. Moderators, please ban this fastbillet (even if its not Jason which I highly doubt). This whole topic is so off base at this point. He's probably a 15 year old kid to boot. He serves no use to any forum reader.

 

195/65's ar only 24.98" they are tall too short amd 7.68" wide so too wide 165/80 are the way to go. They are 25.39" x 6.5"

 

Any metric Volkswagon and or passenger car tire is absolutely not the way to go. Run something meant for a heavier, fast car, such as an ET Street, Sportsman front, S/R Radial, DS-2, etc.

 

I had sportsmans and hated them compaired to my kumo for daily street driving rain and such! Hell i drove in snow! I have been up to 160mph a few time and 130mph a ton of times on them and have 7k miles on them and still look good. Also no a ton ofr 9 ans 10 sec cars with them. So my 11 sec car is fine. The only drag tire i would run is the M/T SR radial but they are high$ When i add my k-member i will be a easy 100+lbs ligher with that not ac and drag wheels

 

Why would you be driving in the rain and snow on ANY skinny?

And that's fine, but I like my life, so I'll stick with a tire made to do what I'm doing...not one made for a 2200lb 65mph max speed VW. You can play Russian Roulette and not die the first couple times doing it..but that doesn't mean it's safe to do.

 

6.5" wide all season are bad as in snow and rain compaired to my stock SS wheels. I had no problems at all. Its my DD with all season tires on all 4 corners